The Information Skill is that skill that enables us to find, collect, sort, manage and use information that is relevant to problems we need to solve and issues we need to address. It is the antecedent of the Analysis Skill where the information is utilized in an intelligent and logical manner. The information skill is […]

Scientific American presents an excellent article, written by Emily Laber-Warren, on the fundamental differences between conservatives and liberals. Psychological insights might tone down the bitter feuding between Democrats and Republicans To paraphrase humor columnist Dave Barry, Republicans think of Democrats as godless, unpatriotic, Volvo-driving, France-loving, elitist latte guzzlers, whereas Democrats dismiss Republicans as ignorant, NASCAR-obsessed, […]

Throughout history, there usually is some event (real or imagined) that aids in communicating a reason to masses of people to do something – like go to war, build a wall, and that sort of thing. BEWARE!  It WILL happen again! And it shows the power of the critical skill of Communications to sway public […]

Why are some people more religious than others? Answers to this question often focus on the role of culture or upbringing.  While these influences are important, new research suggests that whether we believe may also have to do with how much we rely on intuition versus analytical thinking. In 2011 Amitai Shenhav, David Rand and […]

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